CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY/(DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total		Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Total Caesars Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Other Restructuring [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member] Common Stock	Other Restructuring [Member] Treasury Stock	Other Restructuring [Member] Additional Paid-in-Capital	Other Restructuring [Member] Accumulated Deficit	Other Restructuring [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Other Restructuring [Member] Total Caesars Stockholders' Equity	Other Restructuring [Member] Noncontrolling Interest	Parent Company [Member]	Parent Company [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 2,042		$ 1	$ (22)	$ 9,239	$ (7,257)	$ 1	$ 1,962	$ 80
Beginning balance (Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2015		3
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars		(3,049)		0	0	0	(3,049)	0	(3,049)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		(29)																	$ (30)
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		29
Net income/(loss)		(3,078)
Stock-based compensation		53		0	0	53	0	0	53	0
Stock-based compensation | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]	[1]	0		0	0	1	(1)	0	0	0
CIE stock transactions, net		(629)		0	0	(626)	0	0	(626)	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(2)		0	0	0	0		(2)	0										$ (2)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Other		2		0	(7)	9	0	0	2	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016		(1,607)		1	(29)	8,676	(10,307)	(1)	(1,660)	53
Ending balance (Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2016		2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars		(368)		0	0	0	(368)	0	(368)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		95	[2]																85
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		7								(7)
Net income/(loss)		(375)
Stock-based compensation		44		0	(9)	53	0	0	44	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		6		0	0	0	0		6	0										6
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bankruptcy emergence and acquisition of OpCo (2)	[3]										$ 5,176	$ 4	$ (114)	$ 5,321	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5,211	$ (35)
CAC Merger (2)	[3]	0		2	0	(2)	0	0	0	0
Consolidation of Korea Joint Venture (3)	[4]	58		0	0	0	0	1	1	57
Other		(8)		0	0	(8)	0	0	(8)	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017		3,297		7	(152)	14,040	(10,675)	6	3,226	71
Ending balance (Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2017		1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars		303		0	0	0	303	0	303
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		791	[2]																$ 726
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1)								1
Net income/(loss)		304
Stock-based compensation		62		0	(22)	84	0	0	62	0
Repurchase of common stock		(311)		0	(311)	0	0	0	(311)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(34)		0	0	0	0		(30)	(4)										$ (30)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		20		0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 3,338		$ 7	$ (485)	$ 14,124	$ (10,372)	$ (24)	$ 3,250	$ 88

[1] (1) Adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation.

[2] (2) Amounts include changes in fair value of the derivative liability related to the conversion option of the CEC Convertible Notes and the disputed claims liability as well as interest and dividend income.

[3] (2) See Note 1.

[4] (3) See Note 2.